The Germany-wide survey ‘Future Panel Special on the Election’ has now begun

The federal election is fast approaching – and with it, the modernisation and digitalisation of the state and public administration, as well as the state’s resulting capacity to act, are coming into focus. The Germany-wide survey “Future Panel Special on the Federal Election”, under the academic direction of Prof. Dr Gerhard Hammerschmid and in collaboration with the Centre for Digital Governance at the Hertie School, asks, amongst other things:

• the assessment of the parties’ agenda and their ability to implement policies,
• the relevance and effectiveness of current proposals to improve the digitalisation of public administration and fundamental state reforms,
• an assessment of measures to improve the state’s performance and efficiency,
• the key technologies required for the modernisation of the state and public administration.

The survey will be available here until 21 February 2025. The results will be used to identify key administrative and government priorities for the incoming administration, with a view to safeguarding the state’s capacity to act in the long term.